My favourite things about Portugal
20 things I love about Portugal
We’ve been living in Portugal for 4 months, so I thought I’d share some of my favourite things about this beautiful country.
Pastel de natas
The beaches
The cobblestone paths
The festivals
The music
Faturas (a churro/donut like dessert)
The tiles
The orange roofs
The nightlife
Outdoor escalators
Soccer games
Miradouros (lookouts)
The animals (so many cute cats and dogs)
The people who sell donuts on the beach
Port
Bifanas (Portuguese pork sandwich)
The buildings
The op shops
Sardines grilling in the street
The people, who are all so lovely
Weekly update
It’s been our last week working on the vineyard before we head to another Workaway tomorrow. We finished the grape harvest last week at the vineyard, and then we spent a few days helping with the harvest at their friend’s vineyards. We also got to do some grape stomping, which was so fun (don’t worry, we had to wash our feet in a special solution before getting in).
While not grape picking, we did day trips to the nearby towns of Viseu and Aveiro which were both lovely. There happened to be a local festival on in Aveiro when we went, complete with a street parade, marching bands and daytime fireworks made from chalk.
Our hosts also took us along to a Saturday morning Portuguese market, where we had a traditional Portuguese breakfast of pork sandwiches, roast chicken and a couple of bottles of wine. Not my usual breakfast but do as the locals do hey.
